Angel food cake vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between angel food cake and puff pastry?

Angel food cake is higher in phosphorus and vitamin B2, yet puff pastry is higher in fats, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese.
Puff pastry's daily need coverage for fats is 58% more.
Angel food cake has 5 times more phosphorus than puff pastry. While angel food cake has 324mg of phosphorus, puff pastry has only 60mg.
The amount of sodium in puff pastry is lower.
The glycemic index of puff pastry is lower.

We used Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Angel food cake

Puff pastry

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+440%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+400%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+671.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+482.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+235.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Angel food cake

Puff pastry

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+330.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+57.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	22.228g	146%
Fats	0.8g	38.5g	58%
Phosphorus	324mg	60mg	38%
Selenium	7.3µg	24.5µg	31%
Iron	0.52mg	2.6mg	26%
Saturated fat	0.121g	5.502g	24%
Sodium	749mg	253mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	0.071g	8.828g	22%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.495mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.102mg	0.323mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.491mg	0.258mg	18%
Vitamin B3	0.883mg	3.8mg	18%
Calories	258kcal	558kcal	15%
Vitamin K		16.3µg	14%
Calcium	140mg	10mg	13%
Folate	35µg	55µg	5%
Carbs	57.8g	45.7g	4%
Copper	0.078mg	0.115mg	4%
Zinc	0.07mg	0.54mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.55mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.198mg	0mg	4%
Protein	5.9g	7.4g	3%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0µg	3%
Magnesium	12mg	16mg	1%
Potassium	93mg	62mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.019mg	1%
Choline		6.2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	437kcal	754kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	5.6	N/A
Net carbs	56.3g	44.2g	N/A
Sugar		0.75g	N/A
Fiber	1.5g	1.5g	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.086mg	0%
Threonine	0.248mg	0.198mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.312mg	0.275mg	0%
Leucine	0.481mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.364mg	0.144mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.334mg	0.367mg	0%
Valine	0.354mg	0.312mg	0%
Histidine	0.131mg	0.158mg	0%